West Brom. prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Baggies are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 4 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was two seasons ago, in April 2002, with West Brom. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Apr | West Brom. | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 31 Oct | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 03 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 26 Oct | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Baggies, with 4 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Eagles, and 6 goals against.
West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 70 points from the 37 games they have played so far. Crystal Palace's 54 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. may be coming up against a decent side in Crystal Palace, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Baggies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |